I never have a problem with information, but I think you have pointed out a couple of things. Perhaps the government really doesn't want to see this information ever tabled and would actually obfuscate it for that purpose. I think those watching this presentation through CPAC are seeing now that there's probably something the government wants to hide that's now become visible.
Also, there was a very clear policy reason why the question was asked. The principal operating officer and a member of the board of the directors of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, who is appearing before us right now, seemed to indicate that there was a certain level of frustration around the appointments process. He did point out that it was the government that actually legislated a reduction in the number of board members from 20 to 12, and that there were issues.
I sort of pieced this together, Mr. Chair. Given the fact that the board has been reduced under law from 20 to 12 members, based on legislation that was passed relatively recently, we should probably find out whether or not there have been issues there since 2008. If the government wants to go back and expand the scope of this to 1993 and beyond to 1986, if the Canadian Race Relations Foundation has records going back that far—which I doubt that it does; it's 25 years—then they can provide it if they want. Well, actually, they can provide it if they have it, because they're bound by parliamentary authority to provide it if they do have it.
Maybe what we should do is just get a clear answer on 2008 to the present, unless, of course, the government has something to hide here, that nominations have been made—